Well... the work has begun after ten years of talking about the vision, of drawing up plans, obtaining Planning Consent and Faculties, and of talking about the plans to the wider parish.
The fencing goes up, the scaffolding goes up, the portaloo arrives, some of the stained glass windows are boarded over for protection and not a murmur is heard from anyone walking past. The the roof tiles start coming off and it starts: "What are you doing?" "Who said you could do that?" By the end of the first week the demolition men had decided to fence the questions in typical fashion: "Oh, don't you know? This is just the first phase. The church is next as the foundations have been crumbling for years. We replacing it with a portacabin." It seems that some souls actually believed them.
But here are a few pictures of the demolition of our former vestry wing in progress. The last picture shows the demolition of the building almost complete as the far section is being kept and incorporated into the new building. On Monday the archaeologist arrives as the footings are dug for the foundations. Once she is satisfied the raft foundation can be laid, and once that is dry building can commence.
The fencing goes up, the scaffolding goes up, the portaloo arrives, some of the stained glass windows are boarded over for protection and not a murmur is heard from anyone walking past. The the roof tiles start coming off and it starts: "What are you doing?" "Who said you could do that?" By the end of the first week the demolition men had decided to fence the questions in typical fashion: "Oh, don't you know? This is just the first phase. The church is next as the foundations have been crumbling for years. We replacing it with a portacabin." It seems that some souls actually believed them.
But here are a few pictures of the demolition of our former vestry wing in progress. The last picture shows the demolition of the building almost complete as the far section is being kept and incorporated into the new building. On Monday the archaeologist arrives as the footings are dug for the foundations. Once she is satisfied the raft foundation can be laid, and once that is dry building can commence.
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